by Allison Reid | Nov 1, 2016 | Colour, Selling craft, Tablerunners
Wow! The UK is enjoying a spectacular display of Autumn colour. I live in a town and I struggled to think how I could share the beauty of the Autumn as my views are inevitably ‘marred’ by human infrastructure. Then I thought, ‘Hey! I live in a town,...
by Allison Reid | Sep 21, 2016 | Family, Home
Not being particularly gifted in DIY home improvement activities we didn’t rush at the idea of creating a design wall. I did my usual wifey trick of dropping the idea onto my husband’s radar and then giving time for it to move from the periphery to the...
by Allison Reid | Sep 10, 2016 | Family, Garden, Works In Progress
My priority project is the Autumn Star quilt. Progress came to halt when I ordered fabrics for the borders, binding and backing. These took longer to arrive than I’d anticipated so rather than down sticks I decided to run with an idea that had been swishing...
by Allison Reid | Aug 12, 2016 | Learn, P&Q Books, Piecing tips, Rulers, Selling craft, Works In Progress
Last week I was busy preparing items for my stall at a local village show. I had realistic expectations with regard to sales as I’ve been to the Show for the previous two years. The weather was sunny and warm, Mary and I were glad of the shade provided by our...
by Allison Reid | Jul 8, 2016 | Foundation Paper Piecing, Garden, On-Line Classes, Quilt Alongs, Sugar Block Club 2016
Way back in January I was easily tempted into following not one but three 2016 QALs. The block of the month Sugar Block Club by Amy Gibson has had some enjoyable challenges, drawing me out of my piecing comfort zone. In March I coped with a bit of machine applique but...